Button Collectors Resource Site

There is an Indenture, (of a covenant of land in Balsall), dated 29 June 1782 between Thomas Iliffe, the elder,
of Birmingham, button maker and Thomas Evetts of Birmingham, printer, MS 3665/Acc 1938 043/491078  BCA,


A  bankruptcy notice  for Thomas Iliffe the Younger, late of Birmingham Warwickshire,  Button-maker, Dealer
and Chapman, `...being declared a Bankrupt is hereby required to surrender himself to the Commissioners...'
TLG 13006   8 July 1788.


There is a partnership dissolution notice for, Thomas Iliffe the younger and Charles Iliffe,( latter for receipts &
payments who is alone authorised to do so),  Button Makers,Birmingham),TLG 13862   30 January 1796

A connection if any has not been established.

Iliffe, Charles.               Birmingham.
NA.                            1797     .BME.
Upper Temple Street.           1818 1825.BME

Connection not established with the same name associated with Hardman.

There is a partnership dissolution notice, 31st December 1805 for , John Lamb,Charles Iliffe, Button Makers, to
carry on on their separate accounts, William Patten is to be appointed liquidate all accounts, in  TLG 15972   4
November 1806.  Connection?
In a list of bankrupt tailors creditors Welch & Iliffe, Birmingham, Warwickshire, button and bracemakers TLG  
16921   30 July 1814 NFET Connection?


There is a Bankruptcy  notice,  Deed of Assignment,  dated 4th day of December, 1863, ,or all of his estate &
effects, as if he had  been at the date-of such deed duly declared bankrupt,  by one Charles Iliffe, of Harborne,
Staffordshire, Button Manufacturer , ( for the benefit of his creditors), to trustee John Pemberton Turner, of
Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, Button Manufacturer. In TLG 22798   18 December 1863.



Patents: (for checking.)

Iliffe, C.  9/1 /1859: 1639; covd. p33.
Iliffe, C. 24/1 /1860: 175 ;
See also Armfield notes; J,Edwards page has the patents they took out together.

Provisional protection: 1639. To Charles Iliffe, of Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, manufacturer, for the
invention of " improvements in the manufacture of buttons." Gazette 22290   22 July 1859. Intention to proceed:
Gazette 22292   26 July 1859. Void: 7th yr.: Gazette 23141   20 July 1866


PROPRO: 175. Gazette Issue 22353 published on the 3 February 1860. Page 21 of 52
INTPRO: 175. And Charles Iliffe, of Birmingham, in the county, of Warwick, Button Manufacturer,
has given the like notice in respect of the invention of " improvements in double shell buttons."
As set forth in his petition, recorded in the said office on the 24th day of January, 1860. Gazette Issue 22366
published on the 13 March 1860. Page 18 of 40
3YRVOID 1863.175. Charles Iliffe, of Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, Button Manufacturer, for an
invention of "improvements in double shell buttons."—Dated 24th January, 1860